The greenhouse project was part of a grant given to the SGMRC to provide the funds to build a greenhouse to grow food for our local food pantry. Our amazing volunteers got the job done. I have to admit that when this project was proposed to me a year ago when we moved in, i was nervous that they wanted me to build it. I’ve never build a greenhouse so i was thankful that we had a retired contractor heading this project. It came out really nice.
Here we are getting ready to cover the frame.
The last bit went pretty fast with the extra volunteers we had.
The weather was cool(believe it or not) and it was a beautiful day.
Here are the hard working volunteers(Ray and Sue) that stepped up to make this project happen. Now time to plant plant plant! The soil here is heavy clay so i will be trying two different techniques. I will be growing in above ground boxes and straight into the ground. The boxes will only be 12 inches high so it won’t take as much soil to fill. To plant straight into the ground i will chose a cover crop which will then be cut down after it gets to about a foot high. I’ll let this break down and cover it with a layer of already finished compost . Since fall and winter will be a small planting, i will be focusing on adding lots of organic matter to the soil over the next few weeks and months. Wish me luck!
Happy gardening! J
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